Title 11 — Counties

1. Any two or more counties may create a county consolidation committee: a. By entering into a joint powers agreement or by joint resolution pursuant to separate majority votes of the participating boards of county commissioners; or b. By direct initiative through petitions signe…

The committee shall select its own chairman and shall appoint one of its members as secretary. A majority of the committee shall constitute a quorum and a majority of such quorum may act upon all matters properly before the committee.

1. The committee, in studying and preparing a plan to consolidate the counties or change county lines, shall consider and include in the plan as appropriate: a. The fiscal impact of the proposed county consolidation or change in county lines and the economic viability of the prop…

If the committee approves a consolidation plan, it must submit a report and a map showing the boundaries of the proposed county consolidation or change in county lines to the board of county commissioners of each affected county. The report may also be made available to all inter…

If the committee shall recommend a new form of county government among the optional plans provided by law, they shall submit a report of their findings to the board of county commissioners. If the plan submitted by the committee is the consolidated office form of government, the …

Except as otherwise provided by the implementing joint powers agreement, joint resolutions, or petitions, each member of the committee is entitled to receive from the county the actual and necessary expenses incurred by that member in attending scheduled meetings and in performan…